
Do you know where electricity comes from in your state? Depending on its location, energy can come from sources ranging from nuclear power, wind, or solar energy. Plus there is also coal-powered energy in most states and hydroelectric sources in others.
Our Choose Energy® analysts used the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration to compile the May Electricity Generation Report. It details the energy mix for each state using the most recent figures from February 2022.
Continue for more from the May 2022 Electricity Generation Report.
How the states stack up
It figures that Texas produces the greatest share of the country’s electricity at about 11.8%. There’s a reason that Texas is known globally for its energy resources.